Today was my annual field trip to Garden Vision Epimediums "open nursery weekend"; a fine spring day. Not only are there epimediums, but also some nice woodland Iris. The photos show a booty box of newly purchased treasures. The biggest surprise was I. cristata 'Montrose White', a 2010 Joe Pye Weed's Garden 2010 introduction. The beautiful flowers are really large, surprisingly so, 3" diameter. It is said to be a robust grower.

One that I lost due to mole/vole tunneling is I. cristata 'Powder Blue Giant', with 3-1/2" light blue flowers, happy to get it back for a mere $6.

Nice batch of plants- sounds like a great event to attend :) What are the pink flowers- first glance I was thinking Phalaenopsis (tropical orchids), which of course can't be...lol

The pink flowered plant is Phlox stolonifera 'Wister Pink'. All of these carpeting woodland phlox are wonderful garden plants, easy and indestructable, but as the name implies (stolonifera) it's a spreader, and must be given room to spread. There are many many named cultivars of this Eastern USA species. Here's a photo showing the plant and the creeping stoloniferous runners.

I'll have to catch up with some more Iris that have bloomed, but I'll jump ahead with one I found in bloom tonight. When I get home in waning light, I do my "garden walkabout" and I find new things in flowers. Here's Iris verna 'Brumback Blue', a wonderful dwarf woodland species, this one selected for its bright color. I'm so pleased to see the first flowers open.

Nice batch of plants- sounds like a great event to attend :) What are the pink flowers- first glance I was thinking Phalaenopsis (tropical orchids), which of course can't be...lol

The pink flowered plant is Phlox stolonifera 'Wister Pink'. All of these carpeting woodland phlox are wonderful garden plants, easy and indestructable, but as the name implies (stolonifera) it's a spreader, and must be given room to spread. There are many many named cultivars of this Eastern USA species. Here's a photo showing the plant and the creeping stoloniferous runners.

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Interesting, don't think I've seen any of these, something to look into and watch for if they are hardy enough..

Nice batch of plants- sounds like a great event to attend :) What are the pink flowers- first glance I was thinking Phalaenopsis (tropical orchids), which of course can't be...lol

The pink flowered plant is Phlox stolonifera 'Wister Pink'. All of these carpeting woodland phlox are wonderful garden plants, easy and indestructable, but as the name implies (stolonifera) it's a spreader, and must be given room to spread. There are many many named cultivars of this Eastern USA species. Here's a photo showing the plant and the creeping stoloniferous runners.

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Interesting, don't think I've seen any of these, something to look into and watch for if they are hardy enough..